Water which is not flavored and not fortified does not require a Hechsher. #5274
Water which is not flavored and not fortified does not require a Hechsher. #5274
לדעת הרבה פוסקים, קוקה קולה באותה רמת כשרות כמו שאר המשקאות. מקורות: בנוגע לקולה הרב לנדא מבני ברק אומר שצריך הכשר מיוחד, עד כמה שידוע לי הבעיה שלו…
No, unless it has added sensitive ingredients. #4652 This Q&A is brought to you in honor of Sara bas Leah Gittel and Daniel Yosef ben Leah Gittel …
Plain sugar doesn’t need a Hechsher. Unflavored coffee beans or Instant coffee doesn’t need a Hechsher. Some are particular to always get even harmless raw ingredients with a Hechsher…
Pasta raw, without eggs or oil - Does not require certification. Quinoa, raw – Does not require certification. Rice, raw or parboiled, unseasoned - Does not require certification. Rice…
In general terms, frozen fruit or vegetables with no additives may be eaten without a Hechsher, provided they are not from Eretz Yisroel or China, and provided there is…
Some are concerned because they leave the eggs without their shell overnight. See here: https://asktherav.com/is-it-permissible-to-take-the-shells-off-of-eggs-before-shabbos-and-store-them-in-a-closed-box-to-be-eaten-on-shabbos/#.XNXpVyiX3Yw.link #3970
No, since the duck is a kosher species. See question #2884.
כלל הוא ש'היוצא מן הכשר כשר', ומכיון שהברווז כשר הביצים כשרים (שו''ע יו''ד סי' פו ס''א). לא בהכרח שנמצא דם, וברוב אין דם, אלא שצריך לבדקם לכתחילה.
If there is a Tevi’as Ayin that it is the same meat or chicken that was sent, e.g. it is identifiable in the manner it was cut (you can verify…
One should not buy any fish from a non kosher store if the skin has been removed and you can not identify if it has scales (and is actually a…
If they are not fertilized eggs, just remove the yolk with the blood spot. See here for more information.
Yes. Sources: מטעמי ההיתר: אינו בגדר מטה שמיועד בעיקר לישיבה; השינה בגדר שינת עראי; המטה אינה ראוי׳ לביאה; האוכל אינו על הקרקע (אהל זרוק וכו׳); המקום מלכתחילה מיועד להניח…
If you make sure to wash them well so that there is definitely no Milchigs whatsoever on the vegetables, then it is OK.
Hard boiled eggs need not be checked. Sources: ברא״ש ע״ז ג, כט, דלא חיישינן לדם בביצים לפי שאינו מצוי, שאנו אוכלים ביצים צלויים ואין בודקים אם י״ב דם. וברא״ש…
There is no reason to be concerned about Stam Yeinom in this case. However, there is a non-Halachic Chumra of Reiyas Nochri that many Hechsherim are not concerned with, as…
It is permitted as it is not food. גם במאכלים לא מצאנו להדיא שאסור להכניס. והוא רק משום נקיות או רו״ר, ול״ש כבנדו״ד שעטופים ומכוסים. ובפרט בביהכ״ס שבזמננו. וכשהביהכ״ס משמש…
There are those who permit it, but most Poskim maintain kingklip is Treif for many reasons. This is the position of Harav Elyashiv, Harav Shternbuch, the Eida Charedis, the OU,…
One may not eat or drink Milchig (dairy) products within six hours of eating meat. According to Halachah, if onions or other sharp foods are cut with a Fleishig (meat) knife, they…
Garlic was cut with a Fleishig knife right after cutting chicken with it. It surely had some chicken fat on it. That garlic was put into a pot of tomatoes…
